THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , FKIDAX MORNING , MAY 8 , 1885. NO. 22-i
KIDNAPPED.
Logan Steals a District from foe Illinois
Democracy ,
A Republican Succeeds Late
Bepresentativo Shaw.
Ono of the Olovorost Tricks in
Modern Political History ,
Followers of Logan Spring a Tic
ket Long After Midday ,
A Gigantic Scheme Worked out
by the Faithful ,
The Democrats Not Aware of Any Op ,
position IJOHO Their Ho In the
Illinois Legislature.
BL/VOK JACK'S MAKOII ,
/ , L THE LEGISLATIVE TIE RROEEN ,
Special Telegram to The BEE.
SrniNomLn , III , , May 7. To the surprise
of everybody , irrespectlvo of party , the re
turns from yesterday' * ipeclal election in the
thirty-fourth legislative district , composed of
the counties of Mason , Monard , CMS and
Schuyler , for a successor to Mr , Shaw , dem
ocrat , a recently deceased member of the
Illinois house of representatives , indicate the
election of Mr. J. W , . Weaver , of Mason
county , republican candidate. That dis
trict haa been regarded oa one of the
rock-rlbboJ democratic districts of Ill
inois , the democrats having heretofore
carried every county in it by majorities
ranging ; from COO to GOO. At tbo last pres
idential election the democrats carried it by
over 2,003 majority. Nobody here expected
that the republicans stoud a ghost of a chance
of electing Shaw's successor and the result is
aa complete a surprise to them aa it Is to the
defeated and dazed democracy ,
It seems that the republicans of the district
stole a march upon their opponents by adopt
Ing the plan of a still bunt and caught the
democrats i.sleep , the latter not belug aware
that the republicans hod a candidate Ic
the field at all until late in the day yesterday ,
The republicans kept shady uatll in the
afternoon and then , _ being too late for the
democrats to rally thtir forces for aa effective
struggle , the former curried tha forts in ever ]
county by storm , Tbe tchomo was ehrowdlj
planned and sharply ex > cuted , Thn re
sult Is that the partisan dead-loci
In - the legitlatuie is broken. Thi
democrats will nut longer have a ma
jority of QUO in the house and en i
joint ballot of the two houses the republican !
will now have a clear majority of two , whicl
ought to insure the prompt election of a ra
publican United States senator. Buttoenabl
the republicans to elect their candid a to fo
senator ho must receive every one of the 10
republican votes.
Special to The BIB.
CIIIOAO , 111. , May 7. The few dera
ocrats about the local political resort
this morning were divided in opintoi
as to what the result of the election of a re
publican member of tbe house in Shaw's plac
would be , The city hall ptlltijians , commi
within the Harrison circle of opinion , were o
the unanimous mind that William K. Moi
rison'shonld have been at homo mending hi
fences Instnad of at Washington , meddlln
with the offices. One prominentdemocrat sail
he would like to bear the president's opinioi
of the capacity of the Illinois managers if th
report should prove to be true , Tha depntle
in Maribal Jones' * late office were of the opir
Ion that the stroke of policy would raise Set
ator Logan immensely in the estimation of hi
party , and that If be succeeded in getting t
tha senate he would be , possibly , the repnbli
can leader ,
CoL Morrison tflegraphod Wilbanks , cler
of the house , to-day as follows : "Is thei
any doubt about Shaw's successor bein
elected. " Wilbaaks "Not
replied , a d-
bit. Weaver , republican , has been elected ,
By Associated 1'rest.
SFRINOFIELU , III. , May 7. The senator ! ;
aspect nas materially changed by the even *
of tha last forty-eight hours and Gen. Logan
chances appear very much brighter , nlthoup
it is not positively known yet what Bittig wi
do. That gent'eman ' , as soon as it becan
fully apparent that Weaver bad been olfctt
to-day , left for home. Tnu gener
impression here is that ho will fa
into line when the time comei althoup
he feel ) tore over the abiuo received whoa 1
.palrod with Shaw. Logan is now fully conl
dent of his ultimate success and correspom
Ingly happy , ai , In fact , are all republican !
The hotel loobies pie ent quite a busy seen
to-night and many republicans are Inclined 1
faint the town red. As thu spiiitsof 01
party risea those of the other lowir
And the democrats are feeling blue. They ai
mit they wore out-goneraled In this matter nr >
blame theiniulvoa for being so. None of tl
representative * from that district took tl
trouble to visit it during the election , 10 cor
fident were they that no opposition would I
offered. They now see their folly and repei
' of It when It is too late.
All doubts of Weaver's electic
have vanished , It being clalrru
that his majority now la SCO , Tl
vote cast was not one-third of that cast I
November last , Ic is averred by soma dem
crats that tbe intimation of what was golr
to ba sprung on them waa learned the ulgl
bofar the election , and that the leaden
the dlstiict were notified , but that they pane
no attention to It
Gen. Lagan accounts for the success of tl
scheme on the ground that the people of tl
state want njm to bo the next senator , at
tha democrats 0 id not with to vote again
iUm ,
"Long" Joacs and two or three other leai
{ np ; po-lUiclana in the s ate who manipulat
\L \ the all.\ir could probably throw more detini
l [ litfht otr thi subject ,
1 The plan arranged waa to have tlcke
printed for each precinct in tbe district ai
the faithful supplied with them , and at an a
! * * polnud tuua to spring tbem. This waa do
nnd the retvlt is tuut ! a.
la ths hou ' 9 this afternoon Baker'a bi
providing tbtt tha officers of railway m
warehouse contmls ioo ts ba made electl
instead of afpoiutlve , as now , was lent
thlrd reading , after being amended to as
provide that aftt.l a commisiluner haiaervi
a fnll term ot six years he ( hall be Ineligible
for tbo same office thereafter.
The following are the majorities according
to counties : Ca p , democratic , 03 ; Mason ,
democritic , SO ; Menard , rembllcan | , 207 !
Hchnjler , republican , ICO. This glviw Wea
ver , republican , a totil majority of 2-14. In
November the democratic majority was 2 000
for president and for senator 11,703. It is
estimated that leventy-five per cent of re
publicans roted to forty per cent of demo
crats. There ii no talk amoogst the demo
crats of contesting the election ,
Ojl. Morrison will be hero to-morrow mornIng -
Ing from Washington ,
WINTER'S L1NOEK ,
THE MERCURY CLIMBS DOWN PBOH ITS PERCH
DAHAQB TO rnicr.
BURLINOTON , la , , May 7 , It was two de
crees below freezing point hero laat night.
Tbo ice was half an inch thick. Small fruit
was much damaged. No field .crops were
injured.
JANESVILLS , WIs. , May 7. A powerful wind
storm set In from the northeast last night and
the thermometer fell to twenty-eight degrees
balow zero , making Ice a quarter of an inch
thick , Tobtcca beds suffered severely. The
thermometer stood thirty-eight degrees above
zero during to-day , which is the coldest over
known In May ,
ST PAUL , Minn. , May 7. Considerable
snow fell in this section yesterday and last
night. The thermometer fell way below
freezing , and numerous report ! are received
of water pipes froerng. A cold wind is
blowing to-day , but no rain nor snow.
DM MOINES , ! . , May 7. A cold wave
struck Iowa last night and in some places west
of hero ice formed a half an inch thick , and
the thermometer was four degrees below
freezing point after sunrlsa. Soao damage
has been done to small fruits bat the field
crops do not appear to have boon hurt much.
It will retard corn planting come. Early
vegetables were nipped , but there seems to bo
a great diversity of opinion ni to the efftct on
fruit buds , tome claiming that the dry condi
tion of the atmosphere will prevent any great
injury. From the eastern part of the state
coma reports thai vegiiatlon is looking pretty
dark , but that gardeners say the fruit his not
been killed , except may bo. currants and some
other early small varieties ! All points report
that ice formed on standing water about hall
an inch thick.
MILWAUKEE , WIs. , May 7. Reports re
cfivtd to-night show that the cold wave las )
night and ted ay extended throughout ( outheii
and central Wisconsin. The tcmperatnri
dropped to set oral degrees below the freezlnf
point. Ice nearly an inch thick formed h
many places , High winds and frequent pus'
of anew prevailed. Early vegetables hav <
suffered but small fiults and crops are no
sutKciently advanced to ba injured to an ;
extent.
In Itock connty considerable damr go wa
dane to tobacco beds.
ST. PAOL , Minn. , May 7. The snow store
prevailed throughout the northwest generally
Heeding will bo retarded , but no great damage
ago was done to vegetation , as it wan not fa
enough advanced to sutler seriously. Ic
formed an Inch thick in Tnnkton , Dak
Fruit buds are frozen. An inch of snow fel
at Fargo , the wind was forty miles an hou
and the thermometer 31 degrees above zero.
TRADE COMING OUK WAY.
TIIKNHW rOBKCIIAUnBE OK COMJIKDCEON BUS
1NE3S AND COMMERCE.
Speci'l Teletrram to The BKE ,
NEW YOBK , May 7. The 117th an
nnal report of the Now York chamber <
commerce shows that for the year 1884 thei
was a decrease in Imports for the entire couc
try of S5.781,800 from the figures of 183 , an
a corresponding decrease in the exports i
$ 15.809,273. The year has opened favorabl ;
Our products are going abroad freely nnd th
balance of trade is in our favor I. etb
excess of exports over imports of merchandisi
For the first quarter ending1 March SI , 188 !
it is stated authority at $48Cb2G64.
marked difference from the ( bowing of th
first quarter of 1884 , when the imp > rts PI
ceeded the exports by the sum of $21,102 35E
The exports of coin have thus far exceede
the imports by 82,500,000 , of which over $2
000,000 of silver coin can even be spared , W
look for a gradual revival and full restoratlu
of its true value to every real security an
commodity. Arleady there is a healthy re
vival in many branches of trade , domesti
and foieigo , but activity in securities canui
be expected until their real value is definite )
ascertained In a word , the precise relatlo
of their Income to the capital they represent
In regard to the National bank question , tt
report soys : "Tho comptroller estimates thi
unlets legislation will shortly bo bad whic
will enable banks to issue currency at a fa
profit , their circulation will , from the preset
time , be reduced at the rate , at least , <
S40,000OJO per annum. It must now 1
definitely determined whether the nation !
banks shall longer iaaue currency , or whethi
their iebue shall be gradually replaced wil
coin certificated and issues of the trovernmen
If this latter course be resorted to , as it Is ni
improbable , it Is to be hoped that they 1
limited to SHCOO.CCO , and , ai they havobti
decided to be legal tendeby the ruprin
court , that the promise of exchange for co
at the treasury , or any sub-treasury of tl
United States will bo stamped upon the fa
of every note. With this restriction of tl
Issue the engagement of the conversion <
demand and thu withdrawal of all notes u
der10tln ideal of perfect cnrreicy wou
bo reached an ideal only possible on a m
tilllo basis sufficiently strong to guarant
conversion.
SOL1HEKH FOR THE TIME.
TUB UIL1TIA CONTESTS AT THE MOBILE K
CAWPJIKNT.
MOBILE , Ala. , May 7. Tno fourth day
the great encampment opened brilliant
with a very large attendance. Before t
84,000 prize Infantry diill was begun an Int
vldnal contest between United States s
diors took place. Leslie Elaworth of batte
L , received the award s tbo best drilled a
dier. The first to drill for the first-class pri
this morning were the Montgomery ti
blues. Their exhibition in marching was t
colltnt but the manual was rigged , especia
in the firing , the men not being accustom
to the use of cartridges. Toe Savann
cadets came next , frtvlng a drill which was <
cellent in many points , especially the manu
A captain's error threw his men out at oni
and an error of some of the men broke np t
company's front. The Busch Zouaves g
an inciting drill In the competition for the pri
offered for such commands , The Mob
rifles resumed the infantry drill a
gave the best exhibition so far Be
at the encampment. The Savannah c d
excelled the rifles in marching , t
wheels being models of that movement. T
weather began to tell an the men , and teve
tainted In this and the previously drill
d [ team , The company' * cadtnce was go
throughout and the drill as a whole was fully
op to anything It over did b tore. Tbe
Montgomery Grejs drilled last , putting up an
excellent rtvtll .
INDIAN AtjtOUlTIES.
B rri.SB8 IN THK NORTHWEST AT THE HKHCT Or
UKSrSRATE HALr-DRUDS.
WiHNir/Ea , Man. , May 7A will rnmor
to-night that Mlddletoa'a force had a severe
battle with the rebels at Batoche induced
great excitement , The rumor , however , has
been pronounced entirely baseless. It is not
known that Middleton has yet moved from
the camp south of Gabriels , Art vices from
Clatk'a crotting tay th > t tlu steamer North-
cote was to bo strengthened to day and her
vulnerable parti made bullet-proof. She will
go down the stream simultaneously with the
tmops and attaok Batocho from the river.
Edmonton advices say the region north and
ea t of there is full of hostile * . It fact all the
Indians west of Battleferd are In war paint ,
The settlers have all fled , John Walkinihaw
and Albert Ilarkncs ) , both from Ontario ,
were killed by Bl Bear'a band
over a week ago. Tnelr wives and
the wives of the missionaries are prison
ers. The four women are being frightfully
maltreated. Scouts from the northeast will
have a fearful tlmo of it. Poundmnkor , Lit
tie Ohlld and all the other chiefs are on the
warpath A number of half breeds are di-
roctlQfl them.
Maj Steele was to bavo scut word back
whoa he reached Edmonton , but nothing hai
been heard from him. There is a perfect
ptnlo in the Eleanor districts. Scores of
homestead * have been burned ,
AN INCREDULOUS JUSTICE } ,
HE HOLDS Till ST. LOUIB MEDIUMS , TIU
MILLKU3 , FOR TRIAL ,
ST. LODIS , Mo. , May C [ Chicago Tribune
Special. ] The examination of the Millers ,
the alleged spiritualistic mediums , was con
cluded to-day and the defendants were held
for the grand jury in the sum of 81,000 each.
The ourt held that the prosecuting witnesses
and others had parted with their money
upon faith In the statements made by the
defendants. The court did not believe
that something could ba created out of
nothing and would not have to follow the
honten path of fact as developed by scientists
and others who held that the witnesses of the
asserted phenomena were victimn of delusion ,
illusion and morbid faculties , The medium
was caught outside the cabinet In a fraudulent
representation when It was supposed she WOE
in the cabinet. The evidence regarding the
phoao of spiritualism called "personation'1
could not ba admitted , as it WAS the more
conclusion of witnesses. lie would hold _ thf
defendants under the action relatb ? totricki
and confidence games. Oho decision caused
great surprise , A bond was furniihed.
A liEGAOY OP DOUGLAS.
UEIRS or THE i.nrLi : GIANT BEKK TO MAINTAIN
HIS kWILL.
CHICAGO , 111. , May 7. The heirs of Stephei
A. Douglas began suit to-day in the superio
court asking that the Chicago uulverslt ;
property bo transferred from the present bold
ors to tbem , The property is advertised fo
sale next Saturday to satisfy a judge
ment of § 300,000 secured by mortgage
and there apptars to be a prospect that th
university trustees will not be able to keep ll
from going intn other bands , and poasibl ;
Into hands that will devota it to other thai
educational uses. This Is the principal grouni
of the petitioners. They are Stephen A
Douglass , jr , and Mrs J. Williams , formerly
the widow of the late Senator Douglass , H
Tha bill sets forth that on Novemcer 10
! * & ( ) , S ephen A , Douglas deeded ten acres ol
laud to the trustees to be devoted to educa
tional purposes ; that In this deed it wa
stipulated that there must bo no sals or alien
otion of the property and that 1
was intended by Mr. Douglas
that only educational interests should ba ben
efitted by his gift. On tha ground that th
property seems now likely to be divertei
from this use , the petitioners urge that ii
default of carrying out Stephen A. Douglai
wishes in regard to the same that the prope-rt ;
rightfully belongs to them It is though
that the filing of this bill will make buslnei
men charry of investing upon the occasion c
the sale.
THE I8IHBHJ8' TROUBLES.
e
RETES IIANOS THE HRE-DUOS.
COLON , May 7. The two rebel leader
Portugal and Cooobalo , who advised and a
slsted Preston in the burning of this city , an
who were held as prisoners on the Golem
wore delivered yesterday morning to Gei
Iloyes , commandor-ln-chief of the Colombia
forces , by Capt. Kane , A court mar till ws
then held , and the rebellious conspiratoi
seutencoB to death. No delay occurre
in executing the sentence In the afternoo
the condemned men were taken to the mli
die of the ruins which they were instiument
in making , and banged in the presence of
thousand persons , who had assembled to wl
ness tha enforcement of law. The plai
selected by Gen , Ileyes was the exact ipi
where the rebels started the fire on March 3
and which destroyed nearly every building i
the city. Gen Reyes' prompt action has a
ready had Its effect , for the banging nf Port
gal struck terror to all the rebah on tl
Isthmus.
The Nnshvlllo Season.
NABUVILLB , Tonn , , May 7. For to-da ;
roce the weather was cool and clear and tl
attendance large. Tbe track was sticky ai
slow from yesterday's rains.
First race Mile heats ; Saunterer won
l- straight beatt ; Tallyrand cecond , in fin
Slocum second , in second. Time. 1:51,1:5 : :
( Second race Five furlongs , mixed itaki
two-years-old , colts and tulles ; Bordelal
won ; Stony Batter , second ; Undo Da
third. Time , 10G ? .
Third race- One mile and a half ; Kirkmi
stakes , all ages ; Kosculnko won ) Madisc
lecond , Father John , third. Time , 253.
Fourth race OOP mile ; Lilly JB won ; Ai
venture , second ; Carson , third , Time , 1:5 (
Iho IndloatloriB.
WASHINGTON , May 7.-The upper MU
Isalpp valley. Fair weather , stationary tei
perature , nortberwesterly winds.
le The Miisouri valley : Fair weath
id northerly winds , stationary temperature.
en
its Another Man-of-war Arrives.
be NEW YOB * , May 7. Tbe Britiih mann
neal war Canada reached Sandy Hook this eveni
ad but did not come up the bay , Tha Gan
3d ' has moved further out into tbe narrows.
OVER THEJI/ATER. /
Rnsstll UiiYoils an Amisrican Bust of
Collide.
A Liying Foot's ' Tribute to A
Dead Fellow ,
An Impressive Ceremony Don-
duotod in Westminster ,
Komaroff Communicates the Inci
dents of Penjdeh.
The Message Announces the
Friendliness of Afghans ,
Olfinvlllo Again Addresses tbo Lords
and GlndHtonc commons ) Uussln's
Efforts.
RUHSELL'S TRIBUTE.
THB BUST OP COLBBIDOB.
LOKDOX , May 7. Previous to the ceremony
mony of the unveiling of tbo bust of
Coleridge a piolimlnary gathering was
bold in the ( ihaptor housa. Besides
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and Baron
Il'iughton , there were i resent Lord Abor-
dare , Oinon Farror , Hobcrt Browning , Prof.
BUckie and the whole Coleridge family , in
cluding the grandson and grandaughter of
the poet. A largo number of Americans were
also in attendance. Dean Bradley and Mr.
Lowell entered the Chapter house arm In arm.
The dean Made a short speech in which ho
said he heartily sympathized with the object
of the meeting , He' paid a high tribute
to Mr. Lowell and said that bo wax eminently
fitted to perform the duty of unveil
ing the statute. The ceremony , he said ,
would add another link to the many that al
ready bonnd together England and America.
Mr. Lowell replied that ho would have pre
ferred that the task of unveiling the statute
had been entrusted to worthier hands , but the
fact that the bust was a gift of the late Rev.
Dr. Mercer cf Rhode Island , through bis ex
ecutrix , Mrs. Pell , supplied that argument of
the fitness , which would otherwise have been
absent. He continued ; "All the waters ol
the Atlantic cannot wash out of the conscious
ness of either nation that ws hold our intel
lectual property In common. The llteray
traditions and the home of those who ehed
lustre upon our race remain an undivided
inheritance , Coleridgo's worka are the cam-
pinion and teacher in the happiest hours of
our youth and old age recalls those radiant
images of jouth which wo have lost. Surely
there are no trienda to constant as poets ,
Among them none are more faithful than
Coleridge , Just fifty-one years ago I became
possessed of a private American' speech o !
Coleridge , and I tiust I may ba pardoned foi
the delight I took in it. Coleridge waa a
metaphysical teacher , and an interpretoi
whoso services are incalculable ,
"This is neither the time nor the place to
speak of Coleridge's conduct to him
self , his family , or the world
He left behind him a gioit name. Lot thosi
who are blameless cast the first stone at oni
who might have been better had he poesesset
those business faculties which make ) a mai
respectable. He loft us such a legacy as on ) ;
genius , and a gxnlus not altrtfyv , can leave.
Lord Coleridge returned thinks on behal
of the family. The assemblage then went t
the poets' corner and Mr. Lowell unveiled th
statue , which bears the simple Inscription
' Samnol Tyler Coleridge. "
ANGLO-UUB3IA ,
TO SUOCJKD tUMBDKN.
LONDON , May C.- Edmund Fitzmauric
stated this afternoon In tha home of com
moGi that Gen. Ridgeway , with Captai :
Yates and others , would remain in charge c
the Afghan boundary commission , now the
Luri-sden was coming httno. " The instrui
ticns sent Lumsden , " continued Fitzn auric )
" do not cancel his appointment. He has m
been summoned borne to advise the goven
ment about the frontier. The boundary con
mission's escort will remain with Ridgewa ]
who will carry on the work ot the commusio
on the spot. "
ENGLAND'S REASONS ron PEACE.
Granvlllo , in the house of lords , replying t
a motion by the opposition for the productlo
by the government of the papers in the Rni
sian controversy , used the following langusgi
" I do not believe that if England wan goin
to wage war with Russia we should wage i
at a disadvantage , and with every adyantaf
In favor of Russia. " Granville denied thi
the government's military policy had been
failure , and denied also that Russia would c
to Herat , The motion for the production i
papers was then withdrawn.
KOiiAnopp's POLL nzroivr.
ST. PKiEnsntma. May 7. Col. Zakrjewak
who was with Col. Alikhnoff during tl
Rusnian movement , preceding and attendii
the battle of Ponjdeh , has reached St. Peter
bur with a full report of the Ru'Bian ca
and has departed for Qeito-China
deliver the _ report to the cza
It says that the inhabitants of Penjdoh a
well disposed toward the Russians.
DCPVJUIIN BAH ) TO HAVE RESIGNED.
LONDON , May 8 , The Morning Post a
eerts that Etrl DufTerin has rerlgned
viceroy of India in consequence of the dlst
trout eflVctnpon the British prestige in Ind
of Gladstone's weak and timorous policy ,
Tbe Daily News , the government orga
says It is able to state that K.rl Duffei
warmly approves the settlement made !
England and Russia , as will appear from t
papers which are about to be laid on the tal
in parliament.
THE nKrUBLIQCE'a OPINION.
PABIS. May 7. The lepnbliquo Franca !
ccmmenting on the specia i l advices regard !
the situation in Afghanistan , predicts tl
the Afghans , aggravated \ > y the heavy ti
atlon levied , will rebel and .that anarchy v
prevail in Herat , thus giving the Russians
opportunity to Intervene or ) the pretext of
tarnishing order in the name of the Ame
The present peace , tha Republiquo thinks
only a truce ,
GLADSTONE BENOUKCIS AifOBUER BPEIOU
LONDON , May ! , Mr. Gladstone , replyi
to questions In the House ' of Commons t
afternoon , said that although on the reca :
the first telegrams he had described the Pi
jdeb affair was an act of unprovoked aggr
slon , still be had never presumed that the
formation in his possession when he mi
tet that declaration was nnquesti
fable. As a matter of f
within twenty-four hour * afterwards , news
containing Important qualifications of that
first received had come to hand. Mr , Glad
stone had no doubt , he said , that when Karl
Dufforln , the British viceroy In India , at
Lahore , after his return from the conference
with the ameer at Rawal 1'indi , described
the Russian attack as an act of unprovok'd
aerosslon without any qualification. The
viceroy's statement was watranted by the
circumstances under which ho spoke and the
knowledge in his posicuion , bat Russia since
had denied that Ool. Allihanoff had ordered
tbo Turkomans under bis command to make
any attack.
The report that Col. Alibhanoff had issued
such an order was made to England by Caut.
Yato and bin party , who belonged to SirPoUr
Lumsdon's boundary commission , and who
were In Ponjdeh during tbo battle , but it had
been ascertained tlnco that neither Capt.
Yato nor any of his party was aware of any
other foundation for the report than that of
rnmor , Mr. Gladstone said that Lord
UnfTorin h d arranged with Abdurrabmal
Knho ameer of Afghanistan , a basis upon
which the British povornment had so far pro
ceeded in the frontier affairs , and if further
communications with the ameer on the sub
ject should become necessary thny would be
made. Being asked If Lord LhifTerln , : as
viceroy of England , approved the govern
ment's course toward Ruseia in the Afghan
dispute , Mr. Gladstone refused to say
whether ho did or not ,
THE FRONTIER rOLIOt.
ST. PKTBMBCKO , May 7.-Tho following
announcement appears in the Official Messen
ger this morning : In consequence of a diverg
ence of views between the English ani Rus
sian cabinets on the Interpro aliens of the
March agreement , it has been decided to sub
mit tha question to the decision of an arbitra
tor. Meanwhile both nations havn agreed
to resume the frontier negotiations , but on
a different basis , namely : that the princi
pal points of the frontier bo fixed
by a pravlous understanding between tha two
cabinetsItbe demarcation of the frontier on
the spot , and the placing of indicating posts
being reserved for their commissioners , when
both powers will send an order to facilitate
the work of delimitation. The outposts
of both sites will not be
withdrawn from the present positions
until the arrival of a joint commission , when
as fast as the direction of the frontier Ijoe is
fixed the frontier points will bo occupied by
the troops of both parties concerned. It will
then be the duty of each to maintain order
and security in its respective territory.
THE OBANVILLE-DESTAAL CONFERENCE ,
LONDON , May 7. The conference between
Earl Granville and Baron DeSUal , arranged
to be hold to-day at the foreign office , for the
purpose of formally opening the discussion
on the delimi atlon of the Russian -Afghan
border , was pontponod , as Baron DoStaal h
awaiting n communication on the tubjecl
from St. Petersburg , The negotiations con
tinne on tbo demand of Grauvillo thai
the Russian assurances that her troops wll
not advance to Herat shall take the form of t
treaty. It is represented that Da Gierc
maintains that the simple Impression of suet
intention is a sufficient pledge ,
ZBL1NOT nOALLED.
Gen , Zelonoy has been recalled from Tlfil
to St. Petersburg to assist in the delimitatioi
Inquiry.
KOIIABOPV INSTRUCTED.
Do Giers has instructed Gen. Komaroff t
prepare a detailed report , with charts , of th
advance on Penjdeh , as a basis for referenci
to an arbitration.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.
RCSBEI.L'S TRIBUTE TO ooirainoE.
LONDON , May 7. Minister James Rusee
Lowell unveiled the bust of Coleridge , th
poet in. Westminster Abbey this afternoor
THE UAHKKT8. "
LONDON , May 7 , 2 p. m. ConsolH opene
to-day at OS 13-1G end now are 98 13-K
Stocks irregular. American securities firn
Russian securities quiet at 92 } .
LONBDAUE UDZZLIN * .
Lady Lonsdalo was married to-day to Ea
De Grey at St. Martin's , Charing Croa
There was no bridesmaid , Lord Rypoi
father of the bridegroom , and the Earl <
Pembroke and a few select friends , were tt
t only persons present to witness the ceremonj
BABON P1TZOEBALD ,
( John David Fi igenld. P. 0. ) , the Glebe m
derstands , will ' be appointed Lord Chancelh
of Ireland. He Is a liberal , has been solicit !
general and attorney-general for Ireland an
justice of the queen's bench.
IIUTIMT ON A FRENCH SHIP.
PABIB , May 7. Advices from St. Vincei
report that while the Messsgeries Francoli
steamer of Villa do Marseilles was on hi
way to Buenos Ayres , the emigrants on boai
mutinied owing to the bad food furaishei
They were finally overpowered after a despe
ate fight In which the captain and seven !
the crew were badly wounded. Ten passe
gera were killed or wounded. The vessel pi
in to St. Vincent where she is guarded by
French Cruiser.
Beer Spilling In Iowa ,
WASHINGTON , la , May C. [ Chicago Tri
nno Special , ] J. H. McLaughlin , justice
the peace , held yesterday In the case of t
late s izure of 810 kegs of beer at Juge
helmet's brewery that the beer was mat
used and sold contrary to law , and condemn
it , and instructed the sheriff to destroy it a
the vessels In which It was store
Tha sheriff and'Ix associates began tha wo
at 7 o'clock last night , and by midnight hi
emptied fully 800 kegs , aud smashed the kef
ponies , tierces , vats , etc , , valued at $6(1 (
The beer was worth _ as muclt more. T
brewer made no resistance. Some of t
spectators dipped up tha spilled beer in hi
and drank It , and the officers hod hard we
to prevent a general ciroufal. A good di
of whisky has also been gobbled up here a
consigned to the hungry and thirsty croud ,
ie
le "Washington Notes ,
WASHINGTON , May 7. The secretary
the interior has submitted to I
president for bis approval , assignmei
to lands made to the Indians on the San
Sioux reservation in Nebraska. There i
about 800 such assignments each for el l
acres of land , except in cases where the :
dians took up homesteads under the treaty
1SGS , whleh entitles them to ICO acres.
David V , Stephenson , surveyor general
Nebraska and Iowa , has resigned.
is Ex-Senator Bruce , register of the treasu
has tendered his resignation. It is
ported that his resignation was requested ,
lis W Gen , Grant at Work ,
ptm NEW YOBK , May 7. Gen. Grant si
m- seven hears last night and arose at usual ti
28- this morning , At ten ha took a pencil i
In-
Inde began the arrangement of notes for bis bo
in- Col , Grant said the stenographer was expi
ict ed during the day but he would strive to ]
rent his father from dictating , believing ho
had best rest his throat and devote his time
to arrangement of data.
In an articla reviewing the condition of
Gen , Grant , to bo published in the Medical
Record on May 9 , Dr. G. F. Shrady tayi :
' Despite the favorable general condition
thereliavo been no changes In the local dis
ease to warrant any modification ot the
original diepnoiis by the members of the
medical staff. "
into Dentil.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , May 7.At to-day's races
the attondnnca was excellent , and the track
fair.
fair.First
First race -Ono mile j Malaria won ; Ceroi ,
econd [ Silvio , third. Time , 1 481.
Second race-Five furlongs' Bush staken ,
two-year-olds : Bankrupt won ; Stnderoo , second
end ; lirooklul , third , Time , 1.04 ! .
Third race-Three quarters of n mile , all
ages ; Lord Clifton woni Woodcock second ;
Banana , third. Time , 1.174.
Fourth race One inllo , hurdlnraco Judge
Jackson won ; P. Line , second ; Worth , third.
In 'tho iiflli race Woodlako , Hancock's
entry , fell on the back stretch , breaking the
horse's neck and hurting Sweeney , the rider ,
but not seriously.
Arrested for Cariuo'a Mimlcr.
CHICAGO. Ill , , May 7. Five Sicilians wore
arrested hero to-night charged with com'
pllclty In the murder of Folippo Catuso ,
whore corpse was recently found in a trunk
at Plttsburg. Mamie Calchett , ago ! twelve ,
saw Caruto enter thu Sicilians' rooms in this
city on the dty ho was miised. An hcur nltet-
ward iho notlcedatruokcorreapondlnR to the
Plttsburg atticlo carried Into the same house.
The Unitarian Council.
Sr. Louis , Mo. , May 7. The Unitarian
conference continued its session to-day , the
morning meeting being a special one lor the
consideration of local conference interests.
Addresses were made by the Rev. J. R.
Effinger , of Illinois , the Rev. Enoch Powell ,
of Nebraska , and others. There was also a
' held.
women's conference _
Shutting Down OH Stock Ilalicrs.
CHICAGO , May 7. A meeting of the parties
to the railway pass agreement was held to
day and it was decided neither to i > sno passes
to western stock raisers nor to allow a stop
page in Iowa for the purpose of feeding cat
tle In transit.
A Hunt for Old Abo.
LANCASTER , Pa. , May 7. One thousand
dollars reward is offered for the capture o
Abe Buzz-ircl. A party is being orranlzac
here to raid the Welch mountain , where Abi
is known to be.
Veterans Uxcurtlng.
BALTIMORE , May 7 This morning the vet
erans of the aimy of the Potomac took an ex
cursion down the Chesapeake bay. Notwith
standing the rain over one thousand mein
bers took port in the excursion.
lELEGKAl'H NUTK3.
Amocg the departures from New York ye !
tordav for the old world were Prof. Katmn
Anderson , the new United States mlnifter t
Denmark ; Mr. Kelly , the new ruinifttr t
Austria , and Col. Mapleson and bis troupe
Mr. Keily was accompanied by his family.
The Indian commissioner yeaterda
awarded tha contract for the transportatlo
of supplies to F. J. Ev ns. of Sioux Oitj
In the Kansas City Cleveland ball game
Kansas City yesterday the visitors were di
feated by 7 to 6.
A young merchant of Teccmseh , vor
much broken down In spirits , visited Omafa
yesterday in search of a runaway wife. Tt
BBS'S Informant would not glvo up the di
serted husband's name , but readily poure
forth sensational particulars enough to fi
columns. The result 'of it all waa she gi
the skating rink craze and eloped with
skatlog rink dude.
Officer Buckner picked np a gang ot fi'
very rocky looking tramps at midnight at
gave tnem lodgings in the cooler.
The steamer Missouri that passed he
last Tuesday reached Sioux City yesterday.
it Justanivod at "Blue Barn , " 1101
10 16th street , car load of marcs and ot
black Spnnloh Jack.
ref COAL COAL.
ofit P/icot reduced on Whltobroaat Lun
ita to 54.00 per ton. Whitebroaet Nat
a § 3 75 per ton.
NEBBABKA FUEL Co.
Next to Omaha National Bank.
. Roacljr mixed paint 3V qt. , ptjjnr g
j' . Wnitononto , 16th and Websf
he
Q- Carpenters say the best grades of lur
Qsa ber in Omaha are aold by Iloagland.
add. Don't bny your harness until yon c
d.
d.rk G A. Weldon'a stock and got hla pric
id 410 South Thirteenth street. Sign of t
. . Ila- .
he For fine Imported and domeatlo clgi
betts go to the Opera House Pharmacy.
tts D. W. Sato ,
rk Prop.
nd
Big Whale at the Old Mueeura.
TAILOHB WANTHD.
of Three Crot'ClsBs pants makers wanl
here Immediately at Ed. B. Williams , Of
Pazton Hotel
ire , ty Furniture cheapest at J. Bonnet's.
ty.n
.n-
.nof , Sale's Croim Soda U acknowledged
ba the finest in the west.
of
Buy gasoline and oil from Omaha
Co , Cans furnished and dillveret ) , '
re-
Ceo 140C Douglas st , A.M. Kotohen , M
Saio's celebrated Oieam Soda now
spt draught.
mo
For fine Imported and domestic clj
Dk. " go to the Opera Bouse Pharmacy.
ct-1
ire-1
SHORT ON NOTHING.
The Policy of Gh'cago ' Speculators on
the Board ,
A General Belief that Prices are
at Book-Bottom.
Corn Still Presents Features of
Decided Interest.
Wheat Influenced by the Beporta
of Bad Prospects ,
Stories that Do the Work of Fluc
tuating Consols ,
Tbo Provision Pit Virtually Aban
doned Prices at the Union
6 took Ynrtls
THE DAY ON 'CHANGE.
GRAIN IN UIUAND.
Special telegram to The BIB ,
CHICAGO , 111. , May 7 , The dally fight be
tween the bulls and the boars on'change open
ed out with a little mora vigor .thia morning
and the bulls were on top , maintaining thctr
ground np to the close of the session. As
compared with the cloto last night all articles
on the list closed higher , At 1 p , m. , the
advanca in Juno whnat waa Ic , in corn BO and
in pork lOu.
WHEAT.
Wheat opened qnlto strong at Sfjc , befog
Jo higher than last night's close. The ad
vance was mainly duo to the cold weather
which extends over a largo area west , and the
bullish feeling was helped along by discourag
ing crop reports which have now bobbed up
serenely since the war news hoa feubilded.
Contois did not cut so much of
a figure as they have cf late. The Juno op
tion soon ran up to 91&o and when this point
was reached the hois raided the market ,
hammering the price down on free selling to
89c , but the paws of the beats were not strong
tnough to keep it down. Before the close
the Juno option sold up to 89jj < x influenced by
heavy buying and the rush of local shorts to
cover. Tno option closed fiim at SDjjo.
HASIl'LE CROP REPORTS.
As a sample of.the crop reports which come
In It may ba Bald that they teld of cold and
wet weather , and of a backward reason in
Missouri , Kansas and Nebraska , The Mis-
Bouii ditpatches said that the prospect for tbo
winter wheat crop was the poorest in the his
tory of the state ; that the farmers were late
planting corn on account of ficqueut rains ;
that It was no wet in Kansas that plowing
could not be proceeded with , and that the
Hessian fly waa at work la Kansas and Mis
souri.
CORN ,
Corn opened displaying more strength than
as noted yesterday. It was due to ccld
. eatber In the west and southwest. Thin.
together with light receipts 253 carr , of
which 209 were contract grade -two largo .
shipment669,000 bnihels imparted ivflmt'
feeling to tbo market. June corn , which
closed last night at 47&c , op > ned go higher ;
It sold up a few points but the advance wad
met by a deeire of the local operators to
realiie which was somewhat of a damper 'to
to the lise , After the first buying the
market eated " off. It waa ap
parent that them Is no dceiro
on the part of local traders to go abort and a
stronger feeling is gradually springing * up.
Visitors on the floor from tbo western country
brought rp ports that the supply waa very
limited. Farmers who expected to have from
7(1CO to 10,000 bushels to sell have been
obliged already to feed forty days longer than
usual and are now buying corn. Towards
the close there was a still farther advance on
reports of higher price in Kansas and tbo
good buying here. The Juno option clcsed
strong at 47ic.
PROVISIONS
The provision pit waa almost deserted all
through the seation. The rawkot waa. tbo
dullest which bos been noted for some time.
June pork opened at $11.15 and closed at
$1U74.
UATTLB.
Taken altogether the average run of big
cattle may ba quoted at lOc lower , Some ot
the buyers for dressed beef firms reported that
tboy could buy nice , handy and choice me
dium steers a sbado lower , but the last Bales
show little or no variation as compared with
the previous days of the week. Butchers'
stock is in active demand and * teadv. Distil
lery steers are selling at $0JS@n 40 for 1,300
al to 1,600 pound average. The best corn fed
or calvea ami heifers are making SlO'Q'l.fiO ;
medium , ? 3.CO@3 7C ; low grades , 82 C0@2.76 ;
fancy , well bred yearlings will sell for nearly
any prlco asked : rtrong welcht feeders are
selling up to $4.9n@5 00 ; shipping , 1,000 to
l,2tO pounds. § 4C5(5fiG ( ; 1,200 to 1.3CO
ea pounds , $ . . 21@5 CO ; 1,3X , ! ) to 1,0' ' 0 ponnds ,
SS50@.80 ; butchers' common , S2.IOt375 ;
ho good. S3 804 CO ; stacker * , $3.90 © I CO ; feed
er * , ? ! CO@Ii.CO , Tixans , $4.00@D(0. A car
lot of 140-pound Texas veals brought $5,00.
ira lioas ,
The hog market opened slow and strong1 at
C@10a lower on nearly all sorts. At the de-
cliuo business was not at all active , tbe mar-
Vet closing weak with a large number left.
The decline was mainly on best mixed and
assorted light , although choice heavy sold
strong at Co lower ; roimh and common pack
ers sold down to $4.10@l 20 ; Rood to cnoico
mlxpd , $1 2G@4,35 , and the best heavy , S4.40
. .
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j-t f-n i i ll At r-r\s * n n.
© 4GO ; packing and shipping , 3.5Q@3,10 ; ;
P. pounds , $4.3044.4G.
Honnrinc Omabn , KxcnrhlonlBts. .
Special Telegram to The BEX.
to SIDNEY , Neb. , May 7. A grand ception
was tendered tbe Omaha excursionists to
day , Gen. Morrow , the olhcers from the
Oil post/ond numerous citizens were present.
The 2Ut infantry band diicoureed tplendid
music. The oxcurnlcniitu ire hvppy and
gr. loud In expressions of praise.
gr.on
on Another Moljoan Bcticino Flattened.
CLEVELAND , Ohio , May 7. Tbe statement
published in several newspapers that Senator
Henry I' . Payne Intended ( o roiign his seat
In congress on account of 111 health , and In
favor of Mr. John H McLean , is pronounced
by Mr. Payne too ridiculous to deny.
tjgeen tc erLjcoftere ,
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